u/PittaMan_

A-Z Universe

A-Z Universe

Hello fellow divers!

It's Pitta again with a rundown of the latest big updates to A-Z Universe
https://azuniverse.net/

  • RULES! - https://azuniverse.net/rules
    • The entire Complete Rule Book (CRB) is readable and searchable directly on A-Z Universe.
    • With the CRU indexed, I have also made a new rules tab on each card details screen that has links and previews of the rule text for any keywords and features of a particular card.
  • Singles market via Vendor Partners!
    • We now have 2 Vendor Partners teaming up with A-Z Universe to provide easy access and aggregation for prices and singles right on any card details screen.
    • Also added - buy a deck! Dump an entire deck into a cart for purchase, split the deck up among multiple vendors, and even scope down to just the cards you don't own in a tracked playset collection.
    • These are currently US-based vendors, but I'm open for any vendor worldwide that wants to partner up. If you have a favorite vendor you'd like to see listed, send it my way (and let them know I'm coming!)
    • Check out how the Buy tab works by taking a peek at Metal Head: https://azuniverse.net/cards/GEN-046
  • Sealed Product can now be collected! - https://azuniverse.net/sealed
    • For divers out there who like holding onto sealed product, you can now track sealed product directly in any existing collection.
    • This also means sealed product from reputable vendors will be surfaced and made available for purchase, just like the singles.
    • Check out Genesis Unlimited Booster Box as an example: https://azuniverse.net/sealed/GEN-BOOSTERBOX
  • Play experience updates
    • Customizable tabs! Many high-use features have made their way to new moveable and configurable tabs making access to the features easier and nicer to use.
    • 2v2 games are now supported.
  • Other mentions
    • Most foils & seasonal promo cards have a proper photos now for reference, and including in your TTS decks via the Object Exporter (Codes sadly only pull assets from "official" sources)
    • Added Unlimited to be able to track prints separately in your collections
    • Added Season 2 promo set, which right now just has the Overload MKII promo from GenCon until I can get my hands on the rest.

A-Z Universe hit a major user milestone this week as well! It's been such a blast working on this project, and it wouldn't be where it is today without all of the glowing support from its users.

Special thanks to all the folks that have decided to support the site via the recurring support link or by picking up some singles or MDKs through A-Z. It all helps keep the lights on and the features flowing. Love all your faces!

--- Pitta

u/PittaMan_ — 2 days ago

Card Scanning in Webcam Games!

Hello divers!

I wanted to remind the community that A-Z Universe already has working card identification during webcam games 😎. Just point, click or tap, and get the same popover experience you are used to across the website. Works on any player feed, and even works for spectators. Its really awesome, and the feedback has been amazing. The feature gets better with use, so check it out!

I also recently added native voice support, and the ability to switch between spectator and player at the table, so you and your friends can hang out and take turns playing and spectating without the room session shuffling.

I also wanted to drop this "Thank You!" Article for you all: https://azuniverse.net/articles/cmrmr4fss088zorhm2tgql1e3

This is just the begining! You all rock!

--- Pitta

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u/PittaMan_ — 1 month ago

Webcam Games on A-Z Universe!

https://preview.redd.it/h7r5kq26cobh1.png?width=192&format=png&auto=webp&s=d04506fd8cb054c961b722d8dd33dc33592293d9

Hello fellow divers! I'm Pitta and I created and maintain A-Z Universe.
https://azuniverse.net/

I wanted to share a fairly large feature addition that landed this weekend - Webcam Games! Play a live game with your opponent from anywhere. No downloads, No downloads or apps to install. Just head over to Play and get started!

  • Start in seconds: share a link or a 4-character room code
  • Bring spectators: friends can watch - you control how many can connect.
  • Use your phone as a table camera: point it at your playmat, connect to the session with a special camera code, and use your phone or other device as your "table view" camera.
  • Your view, your way: Opponent focus or Head to Head, with rotate, flip, zoom, resize, and side-swap functions.
  • Shared health tracker: Bioframe + Mainframe, synced instantly, one-tap reset (Timer and d20 dice roller coming soon too)
  • Card lookup mid-game: slide out a searchable card browser without leaving the room
  • PTS support: Cameras with motorized pan, tils, and zoom functionality have these controls exposed natively in the Play experience.

Please come check it out and kick the tires! Feedback is open and welcome, and submitted via the website. Today is the worst the Play experience will ever be, and will only get better in conjunction with diver feedback and usage.

Waiting for an opponent to join the session

There is intention to have mouse over, automatic card recognition and digital render of each card in the camera streams - but I need your help! Scanning cards at scale to train the model is a lot, and can never recreate everyone's unique lighting, playmat, and general gaming scenarios. The more engagement and corrections sent in via the Scanner function, the faster we can get to a very fancy webcam game feature for all of us to enjoy. Bonus points to those that opt-in to have all scans submitted for training while we scramble to collects images for the initial training.

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u/PittaMan_ — 1 month ago